net.sf.saxon.functions

Class Empty

java.lang.Object

net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression

net.sf.saxon.expr.FunctionCall

net.sf.saxon.functions.SystemFunctionCall

net.sf.saxon.functions.Aggregate

net.sf.saxon.functions.Empty

All Implemented Interfaces:

SourceLocator, Callable, Negatable, IdentityComparable, InstructionInfo

public class Empty
extends Aggregate
implements Negatable

Implementation of the fn:exists function

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class net.sf.saxon.functions.SystemFunctionCall

operation

Fields inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.FunctionCall

argument

Fields inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression

EFFECTIVE_BOOLEAN_VALUE, EVALUATE_METHOD, ITEM_FEED_METHOD, ITERATE_METHOD, locationId, MAX_SEQUENCE_LENGTH, MAX_STRING_LENGTH, PROCESS_METHOD, staticProperties, UNBOUNDED_LOWER, UNBOUNDED_UPPER, WATCH_METHOD

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Empty()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
BooleanValue	call(XPathContext context, Sequence[] arguments) Evaluate the expression
boolean	effectiveBooleanValue(XPathContext c) Evaluate the function in a boolean context
BooleanValue	evaluateItem(XPathContext context) Evaluate the function
ExpressionCompiler	getExpressionCompiler() Return the compiler of the Empty expression
int	getImplementationMethod() An implementation of Expression must provide at least one of the methods evaluateItem(), iterate(), or process().
EmptyAdjunct	getStreamingAdjunct() Get a class that supports streamed evaluation of this expression
boolean	isNegatable(ExpressionVisitor visitor) Check whether this specific instance of the expression is negatable
Expression	negate() Return the negation of the expression
Expression	optimize(ExpressionVisitor visitor, ContextItemStaticInfo contextItemType) Perform optimisation of an expression and its subexpressions.

Methods inherited from class net.sf.saxon.functions.SystemFunctionCall

addContextDocumentArgument, addDocToPathMap, bindStaticContext, checkArguments, computeCardinality, computeSpecialProperties, copy, equalOrNull, equals, getContextNode, getConvertingCallable, getDefaultArgumentNode, getDetails, getErrorCodeForTypeErrors, getFunctionItemType, getItemType, getOperation, getRequiredType, makeSystemFunction, operands, setDetails, toShortString, useContextItemAsDefault

Methods inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.FunctionCall

addExternalFunctionCallToPathMap, checkArgumentCount, explain, getArguments, getDisplayName, getExpressionName, getFunctionName, getNumberOfArguments, hashCode, preEvaluate, promote, replaceOperand, setArguments, setFunctionName, simplifyArguments, toString, typeCheck

Methods inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression

addToPathMap, adoptChildExpression, checkForUpdatingSubexpressions, checkPermittedContents, clearStreamabilityData, computeDependencies, computeStaticProperties, doPromotion, dynamicError, evaluateAsString, evaluatePendingUpdates, explain, getCardinality, getColumnNumber, getConfiguration, getConstructType, getContainer, getDependencies, getEvaluationMethod, getHostLanguage, getIntegerBounds, getIntrinsicDependencies, getLineNumber, getLocationId, getObjectName, getPosture, getProperties, getProperty, getPublicId, getSlotsUsed, getSpecialProperties, getStreamability, getSweep, getSystemId, hasVariableBinding, identityHashCode, implementsStaticTypeCheck, isIdentical, isSubtreeExpression, isUpdatingExpression, isVacuousExpression, iterate, iterateEvents, makeStreamingAdjunct, markTailFunctionCalls, operandList, process, resetLocalStaticProperties, setContainer, setEvaluationMethod, setFiltered, setFlattened, setLocationId, setPostureAndSweep, simplify, staticTypeCheck, suppressValidation, toPattern, toStreamingPattern, typeError, unordered

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Empty

public Empty()

Method Detail

getImplementationMethod

public int getImplementationMethod()

Description copied from class: SystemFunctionCall

An implementation of Expression must provide at least one of the methods evaluateItem(), iterate(), or process(). This method indicates which of these methods is provided directly. The other methods will always be available indirectly, using an implementation that relies on one of the other methods.

Overrides:

getImplementationMethod in class SystemFunctionCall

Returns:

the implementation method, for example Expression.ITERATE_METHOD or Expression.EVALUATE_METHOD or Expression.PROCESS_METHOD

isNegatable

public boolean isNegatable(ExpressionVisitor visitor)

Check whether this specific instance of the expression is negatable

Specified by:

isNegatable in interface Negatable

Returns:

true if it is

negate

public Expression negate()

Return the negation of the expression

Specified by:

negate in interface Negatable

Returns:

the negation of the expression

optimize

public Expression optimize(ExpressionVisitor visitor,
                  ContextItemStaticInfo contextItemType)
                    throws XPathException

Perform optimisation of an expression and its subexpressions.

This method is called after all references to functions and variables have been resolved to the declaration of the function or variable, and after all type checking has been done.

Overrides:

optimize in class Aggregate

Parameters:

visitor - an expression visitor

contextItemType - the static type of "." at the point where this expression is invoked. The parameter is set to null if it is known statically that the context item will be undefined. If the type of the context item is not known statically, the argument is set to Type.ITEM_TYPE

Returns:

the original expression, rewritten if appropriate to optimize execution

Throws:

XPathException - if an error is discovered during this phase (typically a type error)

evaluateItem

public BooleanValue evaluateItem(XPathContext context)
                          throws XPathException

Evaluate the function

Overrides:

evaluateItem in class Expression

Parameters:

context - The context in which the expression is to be evaluated

Returns:

the node or atomic value that results from evaluating the expression; or null to indicate that the result is an empty sequence

Throws:

XPathException - if any dynamic error occurs evaluating the expression

effectiveBooleanValue

public boolean effectiveBooleanValue(XPathContext c)
                              throws XPathException

Evaluate the function in a boolean context

Overrides:

effectiveBooleanValue in class Expression

Parameters:

c - The context in which the expression is to be evaluated

Returns:

the effective boolean value

Throws:

XPathException - if any dynamic error occurs evaluating the expression

call

public BooleanValue call(XPathContext context,
                Sequence[] arguments)
                  throws XPathException

Evaluate the expression

Specified by:

call in interface Callable

Parameters:

context - the dynamic evaluation context

arguments - the values of the arguments, supplied as Sequences

Returns:

the result of the evaluation, in the form of a Sequence

Throws:

XPathException - if a dynamic error occurs during the evaluation of the expression

getExpressionCompiler

public ExpressionCompiler getExpressionCompiler()

Return the compiler of the Empty expression

Overrides:

getExpressionCompiler in class Expression

Returns:

the relevant ExpressionCompiler

getStreamingAdjunct

public EmptyAdjunct getStreamingAdjunct()

Get a class that supports streamed evaluation of this expression

Overrides:

getStreamingAdjunct in class Expression

Returns:

the relevant StreamingAdjunct, or null if none is available